You say " All well and good for you. "
I'm glad you understood my irony / sense of humor !😀
On that mention of the broken Shure stylus....
I've pretty much be proactive and protective with my stereo.
Back when I had a lovely brand new Dual 1229 fitted with a Shure V15 Type2 Improved, I always dropped the stylus guard down after using the turntable. 😉
Yes, Shure's top-of-the-line models incorporated that handy needle guard, and the Type IV added a cleaning brush.
Regarding the sound, my preferences were for Stanton within the MM, I had in use the 681S and two 881S, the latter was clearly superior - for me - to the Shure Type III, especially in the low range. I can't comment on Type IV, I had already retired from the audio business when it went on sale, although it always continued to be my favorite hobby.
These are my two current turntables, I have built a selector box for them, used low capacitance teflon cable and gold plated RCA terminals.
(photos taken from the web)
Regarding the sound, my preferences were for Stanton within the MM, I had in use the 681S and two 881S, the latter was clearly superior - for me - to the Shure Type III, especially in the low range. I can't comment on Type IV, I had already retired from the audio business when it went on sale, although it always continued to be my favorite hobby.
These are my two current turntables, I have built a selector box for them, used low capacitance teflon cable and gold plated RCA terminals.
(photos taken from the web)
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Can you give precise examples?
Brand , model ?
It is known is a very ambiguous phrase, it does not mean anything in a serious debate ....
Just sayin' ....
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That you prefer SS does not disqualify the tubes. I can give you many examples that will pass the rag to many projects, brand or DIY .....
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It would seem, academia50, that some commentators do not bother to follow the thread from its beginning. 😉
I have absolutely nothing against tubes whatsoever. My skill set lies with SS and that’s why I don’t design with them.
Galu, that is clear, it is easier to look for "hair to the egg" and join the devaluing general opinion.
Very unfortunate and common in forums, by the way.
Notice that I, and like you and so many others, let obvious things happen, to keep the thread alive, for example, a few days ago I read a comment about the benefits of a German TT brand that "totally decouples the automatic system when it plays vinyl "... in truth, all automatic or semi-automatic TTs do it, otherwise it would be impossible to reproduce vinyl! But in order not to undermine the appreciation that user feels for his revered turntable, I closed my mouth, as many would have to do on other occasions.
Thank you, they fulfill their mission, the CEC is belt drive, it was said that Micro Seiki manufactured it.
The MS is DD, and I bought it used many years ago, I liked the possibility to vary the mass of the arm to use it with some "difficult" MCs, like the Denon DL 103. I am close to fulfilling my golden dream, haha ! 🙂
Then try to give a final closure to your pre phono project, so many changes take away the desire to do it ! 🙄
It's common for posts to deviate from the subject in hand as we all just love to offer an opinion - sometimes helpful - sometimes not! 🙂
You and I had a little 'misunderstanding' some time ago and I trust we can now consign that to the dustbin of history! 😎
Yes, I remember that misunderstanding, but actually you were right, it was something about the cables.
And yes, you can consider it "ancient history",
of course ! 🙂
And yes, you can consider it "ancient history",
of course ! 🙂
Several people on the street, or in a bar/pub, or a restauraant, having a conversation, perhaps starting on a particular subject.....
Is it not unusual that at times, the subject tends to wander to something maybe related, maybe not, perhaps something comes to one person's mind that makes them think about the different subject and express their thoughts?
It's called Human Nature.
Then, of course, you have those that become annoyed when this happens, and express their displeasure.
So they, like steering a car, attempt to take control to control the path of conversation.
It's called aggressive control.
😕
There have been no changes (other than a BOM update done in IIRC April or May).
About 30 board sets have been sold and at least 20 built - others in progress.
I'm sorry--too much wine maybe? But this (above) is so amazingly funny!
--Christian
I go back to the beginning of the thread.
I bought and am using the PJ S2 preamplifier prior to the review. It appears that the author of the article (and several other reviewers) have tested it in the Arctic, 😀 because he did not observe the following:
The housing gets too hot, which is because the tube filaments are underneath the top cap and there is only a small hot air leak in the valve holes.
A few small holes around the tubes would have prevented the internal components from overheating, so the recommended solution is to use it like this:
PS: You have to remove the tubes and cages, then the bottom screws and the carcass slides back, it is not a "cover".
WAF: - 1000000 😡
I bought and am using the PJ S2 preamplifier prior to the review. It appears that the author of the article (and several other reviewers) have tested it in the Arctic, 😀 because he did not observe the following:
The housing gets too hot, which is because the tube filaments are underneath the top cap and there is only a small hot air leak in the valve holes.
A few small holes around the tubes would have prevented the internal components from overheating, so the recommended solution is to use it like this:
PS: You have to remove the tubes and cages, then the bottom screws and the carcass slides back, it is not a "cover".
WAF: - 1000000 😡
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Poorly designed, as many things are today.
Designed around cosmetics, superficiality, impressive looks.....
Decades ago, this was not the case, things had impressive looks, but proper engineering behind it too.
The control panel of my 1963 RCA console stereo - beautiful classic design, 11 tubes under the panel, yet.... designed to float on rubber suspension 1/4 inch above the mounting panel with airflow in mind.
